Photo: John Manard for Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Anika Noni Rose has one of those voices that stops you cold, and her Tiana made history as Disney's first Black princess in a way that genuinely mattered to a generation of kids. What I admire most is her range: she's a bona fide Broadway powerhouse who won a Tony, but she's equally comfortable carrying a Disney animated lead or a prestige TV series. Dreamgirls reminded everyone she could hold her own next to Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson. She's an artist with serious theatrical chops who never feels like she's coasting, and I wish she got even bigger roles.
Overview
Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972) is an American actress and singer from Bloomfield, Connecticut, and a graduate of Florida A&M University. She won a Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway musical Caroline, or Change, and is widely known as the voice of Princess Tiana in Disney's The Princess and the Frog, for which she was named a Disney Legend in 2011. Her film and television work includes Dreamgirls and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Anika Noni Rose
- Name (Japanese)
- アニカ・ノニ・ローズ
- Reading
- あにか・のに・ろーず
- Born
- September 6, 1972 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rat
- Origin
- Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Stage actress / Film actress / Voice actress / Television actress / Actress
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Florida A&M University
Awards & achievements
- 2004 Theatre World Award
- 2011 Disney Legend
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.